About the Buyer Role:
Act as a contact for suppliers. Negotiate contracts, terms, and deadlines with vendors and suppliers. Manage goods delivery in a timely manner
* Build relationships with key suppliers. Ensure continuity of supply and cost reduction
* Identify risks from the ever evolving procurement environment, set up and implement a risk mitigation plan to maintain consistent supply levels.
* Maintain database of Components, determine stock levels in distribution and monitor availability of components and stock longevity.
* Organize periodic supplier audits and evaluation, ensuring continuation of suitable suppliers on approved suppliers register
* Develop strategies that strengthen the quality of the organisation's relationship with the supply base by identifying opportunities to continuously improve the effectiveness of communications and supplier relationship building activities in association with ISO9001/ IATF 16949 requirements.
* Promote and encourage cross functional participation from all areas of the Sales, Engineering, Production, Finance and Quality Team.
* Actively manage sourcing activities relating to business models, via management of RFQ, key sourcing processes and quotation analysis / negotiation.
* Ensure quality of procured items and addresses problems when they arise using quality problem solving techniques such as 8D, 5 Whys, Fishbone etc
* Compiling and maintaining purchase records, supplier databases and procureme...